Sleeve construction



Jan. 30, 1945. M. c. SCHRANK 2,368,573

SLEEVE CONSTRUCTION Filed March 20, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR fl Lqac aschr-ank I BY M I Jan. 30, 1945. M4 c. SCHRANK 7 2,368,573

SLEEVE CONSTRUCTION I Filed March 20, 41942 2 She ets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR wrrusssss J [cwc 6'. 50727 60176 BY M MQM W /o'4% TTORNEYS Patented Jan. 30, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SLEEVE CONSTRUCTION Max 0. Schrank, Bridgeton, N. .3. Application March 20, 1942, Serial No. 435,487

3 Claims. (01.9 125) This application relates to garments and more particularly to the sleeve construction thereof.

An object of this invention is to provide a sleeve construction suitable for garments of the sport or work type, in which the greatest possible freedom of the arm and shoulder is provided.

A further object is to provide a construction which will include the benefits mentioned but which will be neat in appearance and do away with the customary folds and tucks now used for Fig. 1 is a front. view of a garment embodying my sleeve construction;

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same garment;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the'sleeve construction taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view of the pattern or blank from which the sleeve is made;

Fig. 5 is a view of the pattern for the front of the garment;

Fig. 6 is a view of the pattern for the rear of the garment.

The garment l0 may be of any desired type having front panels H and a rear panel l2. The panels H and [2 have shoulder portions l3 and M which are adapted to be joined together by the seam Hi to form the shoulder. The sleeve blank I6 is cut with a straight edge I! which forms a cufl' portion, and a straight edge l8 at right angles thereto. The opposite edge IQ of the sleeve blank is curved and this forms the inner shoulder portion which is joined to the edges 20 and 2| of the front and rear blanks. The lower portion of the sleeve blank is cut away at 22 to form a tab 23 having a lowe straight-edge 24.

In assembling the garment illustrated in the drawings the blank I2 is joined tothe blank H. A has been pointed out the shoulder portions l3 and N are joined by the seam l5. It

willbe noted that the blank I 2 is considerably brings the point 33 into approximate alignment with the point 34 and causes the tab 23 to be folded under at the-rear of the armpit. The edge I9 is then-stitched to the edges 20 and 21 of thesleeve has no efiect upon my invention I and that the same construction may be used with Figures 5 and 6 when the panels II and I2 are brought into an even position the panel II is considerably shorter and the point 35 will register on the edge 26 considerably below the point 36. the edge 24 contacts the back portion I2 along the edge 26 with the point 31 meeting the edge 26 where the point 35 of the panel ll contacts the edge 26 and with the point 33 contacting the edge 26 at about the point 36. This produces a sleeve in which the tab 23 is at the rear of the armpit and thus provides additional material for greater freedom at that point.

It will be appreciated that, while I'have shown my construction with a short sleeve, the length a longer sleeve. It will also be appreciated that with this construction greater freedom of moveto form the shoulder. As will be noted from 6 ment is provided since there is no binding under the arm pit and the arms may be raised to a horizontal position without pulling on the body of the garment.

I claim: 1. In combination with a. garment having front and back portions defining an armhole, the armhole curve of the back portion being shorter than that of the front portion, with the upper part of the side edge of the back portion forming the remaining part ofthearmhole edge; a sleeve formed of a single blank, said blankhaving a wrist end, a convexly curved shoulder end, a straight side and an extended side, said last named side comprising a substantially rectangular lateral extension, to provide material in addition to a normal symmetrical sleeve blank, said extension having a concavely curved end edge adjacent the wrist end', an opposite end forming a continuation of the shoulder end, and a straight intermediate side connecting the ends of the extension; the said curved edge being secured to the said straight side forming a tubular sleeve, the intermediate side being secured to the upper part of the side edge of the back portion, the remaining end of the extension and the shoulder end of the sleeve being secured to the armhole curves of the front and back portions.

2. A garment sleeve formed from a single blank, said blank having a wrist end, a convexly curved shoulder end, a straight side and an opposed extended side, said extended side comprising a substantially rectangular portion connected to the blank andproviding material in addition to a normal symmetrical sleeve blank, the said extended portion having a concavely curved edge When the sleeve is fastened to the garment i J l,

adjacent the wrist end and an opposite substantially straight edge, the curved edge and straight edge of the extended side being connected by a straight side edge; the said curved edge being secured to the straight side and forming a tubular sleeve, the shoulder end of which is adapted for attachment to a garment at armholes therein.

3. A garment sleeve blank comprising a wrist 7 end, a convexly curved shoulder end, a straight side and an opposed extended side, said last named side comprising a substantially rectangular lateral extension, to provide material in addition to a normal symmetrical sleeve blank, the

extension having a concavelv curved end edge adjacent the wrist end, an opposite end forming a continuation of the shoulder end, the curved ment and the remaining end of the extension and theshoulder end are secured to said armhole curves.

MAX C. SCHRANK. 

